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/story/21639/cjtf-hoa-commander-visits-with-troops-during-holiday-seasonDecember 29, 2017U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin J. Higginbotham, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, visited with troops in Chebelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. The leaders spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice during the holiday season and throughout their deployments.

/story/21623/sgt-maj-of-the-army-dailey-visits-service-members-at-camp-lemonnierDecember 28, 2017U.S. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey stopped by Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, before returning to the United States from his trip to visit with Soldiers and other service members deployed and away from their families during the holidays.

/story/21583/cjtf-hoa-works-with-marines-french-in-alligator-daggerDecember 26, 2017Alligator Dagger, led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, is a dedicated, bilateral combat rehearsal that combines U.S. and French forces to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore.

/story/21576/cjtf-hoa-service-members-celebrate-christmas-day-in-somaliaDecember 25, 2017Service members are taking time to connect with each other and with family members back home as they head into the new year, continuing their dedication to protecting the U.S. and strengthening relationships with partnered nations.

/story/21568/cjtf-hoa-service-members-celebrate-christmas-in-somaliaDecember 25, 2017Service members are taking time to connect with each other and with family members back home as they head into the new year, continuing their dedication to protecting the U.S. and strengthening relationships with partnered nations.

/story/21511/cjtf-hoa-trains-to-save-livesDecember 8, 2017U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps service members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), attended a U.S. Army Combat Lifesaver Course held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2017.

/story/21497/us-service-members-hunker-down-for-french-desert-commando-courseNovember 28, 2017U.S. service members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa met with their French counterparts as they geared up for the first day of the French Desert Commando Course at the Djibouti Range Complex near Arta, Djibouti, Nov. 26, 2017.

/story/21476/kentucky-national-guard-visits-djibouti-for-state-partnership-programNovember 21, 2017As part of the State Partnership Program (SPP), U.S. Army National Guard leaders Brig. Gen. Benjamin Adams III, Kentucky deputy adjutant general, and Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden, Kentucky state command sergeant major, visited with members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) at their military training center in Holhol, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2017.

/story/21470/preparing-our-practitioners-cjtf-hoa-hosts-tropical-medicine-courseNovember 17, 2017Medical professionals from across the military services, foreign militaries and local community joined together to discuss challenges posed to medical personnel providing care for troops operating within the Horn of Africa and the East African region at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 14 to 16, 2017.

/story/21463/where-theres-smoke-theres-fire-in-the-holeNovember 13, 2017Members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Explosive Ordnance Disposal (CJTF-HOA EOD) team continued their work with their French counterparts by clearing parts of the Djiboutian Range Complex and disposing of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left behind by past training missions, Nov. 6, 2017.

/story/21455/cjtf-hoa-joins-ceremony-to-honor-those-who-gave-allNovember 13, 2017Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa joined other representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, and the European Union as they honored service members who gave their lives during wartime at a Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Djibouti New European Cemetery near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 7, 2017.

/story/21417/cjtf-hoa-gathers-for-defense-attache-conference-in-ugandaOctober 24, 2017UGANDA, Africa -- Military leaders from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa joined subject matter experts from a variety of government agencies at the 2017 East African Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché Conference at the Speke Resort in Kampala, Uganda, Oct. 17-18. Discussions on strategies for regional peace and security of East African partner nations were highlighted.

/story/21414/massive-attack-in-mogadishu-spurs-quick-response-support-from-cjtf-hoaOctober 17, 2017At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in coordination with the U.S. Mission to Somalia and U.S. Africa Command, a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft departed from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) here, loaded with medical and recovery supplies in response to the terrorist attacks that killed and injured hundreds in Mogadishu on October 14.

/story/21398/u-s-marines-strengthen-djiboutian-army-by-leading-joint-bilateral-academy-course-in-africaOctober 11, 2017The U.S. Marine Corps is arguably one of the most revered institutions within the U.S. Department of Defense. So, when Combined Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) leadership recently welcomed members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) into the U.S. Marine Corps Corporals Course, it was a distinct honor.

/story/21353/cjtf-hoa-shares-tactical-communications-best-practices-with-djiboutian-military-partnersOctober 7, 2017U.S. service members from the tactical communications (TACCOM) section assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) communications directorate conducted a best practices sharing session with members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD), Oct. 2-4.

/story/21332/amisom-strength-bolstered-with-africom-vehicle-delivery-to-updfSeptember 26, 2017The African Union Mission in Somalia’s capabilities to provide security in Somalia were recently strengthened when U.S. military members of U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa delivered nearly 20 vehicles and two storage containers to the Uganda People’s Defence Force here, Sept. 25.

/story/21300/camp-lemonnier-personnel-exercise-mass-casualty-response-procedure-with-french-partnersSeptember 9, 2017Personnel assigned to Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participated in a bilateral exercise with French troops here, Sept. 6. The purpose was to exercise multiple unit support and response to a mass casualty (MASCAL) incident.

/story/21286/cjtf-hoa-hosts-congressional-delegationSeptember 2, 2017Members of a congressional delegation (CODEL) traveled to various locations within the CJTF-HOA area of responsibility Aug. 26 to Aug. 30 to meet with U.S. service members and learn more about the U.S. military mission in East Africa.

/story/21264/uganda-military-values-humanity-hope-while-countering-veo-actions-with-u-s-trainingAugust 31, 2017A seemingly contrasting fusion of traits - strength and benevolence - appears to run through the veins of UPDF PSYOP military members.